Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is South Africa a scientific research and development organisation. It was established by an act of parliament in 1945 and is situated on its own campus in the city of Pretoria. It is the largest research and development (R&D) organisation in Africa and accounts for about 10% of the entire African R&D budget. It has a staff of approximately 3,000 technical and scientific researchers, often working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Not to be confused with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India; or the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the forerunner to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia.

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
AbbreviationCSIR
Formation1945
TypeResearch and development organisation
Location
  • Pretoria, South Africa
Region served
South Africa
President and CEO
Thulani Dlamini
Websitewww.csir.co.za
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